[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11367-11368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6049]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2002-11688]


National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) and 
its Subcommittee on Prevention Through People will meet to discuss 
various issues relating to offshore safety. Both meetings will be open 
to the public.

DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, April 25, 2002, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 
p.m. The Subcommittee on Prevention Through People will meet on 
Wednesday, April 24, 2002, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. These meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. Written material and 
requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or 
before April 11, 2002. Requests to have a copy of your material 
distributed to each member of the committee should reach the Coast 
Guard on or before April 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in room 4618, of the Coast Guard 
Headquarters Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC. The 
Subcommittee on Prevention Through People will meet in room 6103 of the 
Coast Guard Headquarters Bldg, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC. 
Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to 
Captain M. W. Brown, Executive Director of NOSAC, Commandant (G-MSO), 
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC 
20593-0001. This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain M. W. Brown, Executive 
Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant to the Executive 
Director, telephone 202-267-0214, fax 202-267-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.

Agenda of Meetings

    National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. The agenda includes 
the following:
    (1) Report on issues concerning the International Maritime 
Organization and the International Organization for Standardization.
    (2) Progress report from the Prevention Through People Subcommittee 
on ``Crew Alertness in the Offshore Industry.''
    (3) Report from Subcommittee on Deepwater Activities.
    (4) Report from Task Force on development and implementation of the 
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 
(STCW) Convention for offshore supply vessels (OSVs).
    (5) Progress report from the Subcommittee on Pipeline-Free 
Anchorages.
    (6) Revision of 33 CFR subchapter N.
    (7) Status report on Coast Guard/Minerals Management Service 
rulemaking on Inspection of Fixed Facilities (final rule published 
February 7, 2002, 67 FR 5912).
    (8) Update on Coast Guard Initiatives on Crew Fatigue. Subcommittee 
on Prevention Through People. The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Review and discuss previous work.
    (2) Work on outline of Draft Report.

Procedural

    Both meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings 
may close early if all business is finished. At the

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Chair's discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations 
during the meetings. If you would like to make an oral presentation at 
a meeting, please notify the Executive Director no later than April 11, 
2002. Written material for distribution at a meeting should reach the 
Coast Guard no later than April 11, 2002. If you would like a copy of 
your material distributed to each member of the committee or 
subcommittee in advance of the meeting, please submit 25 copies to the 
Executive Director (see ADDRESSES) no later than April 11, 2002.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, 
telephone the Executive Director at 202 267-0214 as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 26, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
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